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Resigned to become the president of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies [5] October 26, 2020 Toronto Centre: Marci Ien: Vacant Liberal: Elected in a by-election [6] York Centre: Ya'ara Saks: Vacant Liberal: November 9, 2020 Don Valley East: Yasmin Ratansi: Liberal: Independent
Once elected, a member of Parliament normally continues to serve until the next dissolution of parliament. If a member dies, resigns, or ceases to be qualified, their seat falls vacant. It is also possible for the House of Commons to expel a member, but this power is only exercised when the member has engaged in serious misconduct or criminal ...
1920 opening of Canadian Parliament. Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons cover the members elected to the House of Commons of Canada, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Canada. Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. The lists of members ...
Name Party Electoral district MP since Ed Fast: Conservative: Abbotsford: 2006 Terry Beech ‡: Liberal: Burnaby North—Seymour: 2015 Jagmeet Singh
Standings in the 44th Canadian Parliament Affiliation House members Senate members; 2021 election results Current +/– On election day 2021 Current [42] +/– Liberal: 160 153 7 – – Conservative: 119 120 1 18 12 6 Bloc Québécois: 32 33 1 – – New Democratic: 25 25 – – Green: 2 2 – – Independent: 0 4 4 9 12 3 Indep. Senators ...
When 43rd Parliament convened on December 5, the senate consisted of 100 members, 51 belonging to the ISG, 24 caucusing with the Conservative Party, 13 with the Canadian Senators Group, 8 with the Progressive Senate Group, and 4 remaining non-affiliated.
Each of Parliament's two chambers is presided over by a speaker; that for the Senate is a member appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister, while the equivalent for the House of Commons is a member of Parliament, who is elected by the other members of that body. In general, the powers of the latter are greater than ...
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada.The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general.